Louisiana Flood of 2016 Made Worse by Growth-Focused Policies

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Date

Sept. 23, 2016

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Media Highlight

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The Times-Picayune

"Yet experts warn it's a mistake to chalk up this as a once-in-a-millennium happening. The accuracy of FEMA's flood-prediction maps is not perfect, and a recent study by the nonprofit Resources for the Future found someone living in the 500-year flood zone was as likely to be flooded as someone living in the 100-year flood zone. Those inside the high-risk 100-year flood zone are predicted by FEMA to have a 26 percent chance of flooding over the life of a 30-year mortgage."

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